Ever since last season’s loss in the Division 2 South Sectional final, the Black Knights of Stoughton looked to the 2014 season as a chance for redemption.

Clinching a berth in the tournament and drawing the No. 12 seed this spring gave the Black Knights that opportunity.

With an opening-round game at No. 5 Duxbury, the Black Knights could almost taste the upset.

But an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Dragons a 9-8 walk-off win on Saturday afternoon, eliminating Stoughton.

“We fought all year,” said Black Knights coach Mike Armour. “It’s still hard to talk about it right now. It really stings.”

Early on, Stoughton had to battle back from a 4-1 deficit in the bottom of the second. The Black Knights trimmed the margin to one run in the top of the sixth after a wild pitch hit the catcher and went to the backstop.

Duxbury added another run in the bottom half to make it 6-4.

It got really interesting in the seventh when the Black Knights made a bid with a sacrifice bunt by senior Mike Sabanty making it 6-5.

Junior Mike Manning then ripped a two-run double to left to make it 7-6 in Stoughton’s favor.

Senior Mike Gallagher added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly to center for the 8-6 advantage.

But Duxbury got a man on after being hit by a pitch, sent a double to center and got a sacrifice fly to make it 8-7. Then, a single set up Brendan Kates, who pummeled a double to center, giving the Dragons the come-from-behind win.

“We could have made a couple more plays than we did,” said Armour. “We ran out of time. These guys had fight and came to play. I could not be more proud about these bunch of guys.”